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Welcome to Chief Indian Art. We invite you to browse through our store and shop with confidence. We strive for complete customer service and satisfaction. Our Native American Indian Baskets and Navajo rugs are of the highest quality authentic Native American Indian art directly from the Southwest Indian reservations. Our Native American Baskets include Papago baskets, Hopi baskets and Navajo baskets as well as Authentic Navajo Rugs.
PAPAGO NATIVE AMERICAN BASKETS
Tohono O' Odham American Indian Baskets are handmade using the native plants of the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona. No dyes are used on Tohono O' Odham Indian baskets. Weavers solely rely on the natural colors of the desert plants. Collecting, growing and preparing these natural fibers require respect for and knowledge about the natural world. Before a weaver places the first stitch, she has to spend countless hours harvesting and preparing her materials. The coil or warp of the basket is made of Beargrass, a long narrow green grass with razor sharp edges. White and green yucca, black Devils Claw and Red Banana Yucca are used to create the stitches or weft of each Papago Native American basket.
HOPI NATIVE AMERICAN BASKETS
Hopi Native American Basket makers are some of the finest artists in this medium in North America. Today, while many pueblo people no longer weave baskets, Hopi women continue a centuries long tradition of Indian basketry. They are also innovative artists, developing new methods and designs from traditional ones. Red, Yellow and Black are the usual colors skillfully arranged to produce Katsina, Animal and geometric designs. The natural colors of plant materials used to construct the baskets serve as a backround for the designs, contrasting with the vivid colors of commercial dyes. The symbolism and tradition in Hopi Native American basketry designs link each unique handmade basket to other parts of Hopi life, past and present. In particular, basketry designs reflect aspects of Hopi religion and agriculture. For the Hopi, just as the baskets fibers are woven together, so are all the pieces of Hopi culture
